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it's not just the national debt and deficit that president bush left behind. this, for example, is median household income during the bush administration. income went down during the time that president bush was in office. this is the u.s. manufacturing jobs. manufacturing jobs in the united states during the 1990s heading into the year 2000 heading into the bush administration. here is what happened to manufacturing in the united states under president bush. disaster. the manufacturing sector is now rebounding under the current president. look at what happened during the bush administration. throughout most of the 20th century as american workers got more productive, their hourly wages increased as well. if you did more over the course of the hour, you got paid more. worker productivity and hourly wages were tied together as you stl there. what happened during the bush years. rocker productivity skyrockets, hourly wages remained totally flat. there was one silver lining during the bush years. there was one economic exception to these rules. the sole exception
it's not just the national debt and deficit that president bush left behind. this, for example, is median household income during the bush administration. income went down during the time that president bush was in office. this is the u.s. manufacturing jobs. manufacturing jobs in the united states during the 1990s heading into the year 2000 heading into the bush administration. here is what happened to manufacturing in the united states under president bush. disaster. the manufacturing sector...
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ross perot and the deficit is synonymous. but they seem to be billionaire endorsing -- rich guy endorsing rich by. but it shouldn't be an ignored endorsement. >> i think it's a net plus. not a significant net plus, but it helps romney. 20 years ago, 19% voted for ross perot. a the lot of those folks are still voting. >> and they did it in iowa. after florida, which is not a deficit, sort of sensitive state, iowa is a lot of orderer voters. memories of ross perot. >> and a place where the obama campaign has to be concerned. mitt romney after showing no activity came in and basically just about snuck in a primary. campaigned under the radar. >> shameless plug. >> my father, executive producer of the 1992 town hall meeting. >> and it was a great event in television history. >> bloomberg story where they interviewed the father of the late ambassador chris stevens. >> we talked about it today. >> do not politicize. that's an important message going into this debate. romney has to be careful not to politicize it too much. >> 7:00 p
ross perot and the deficit is synonymous. but they seem to be billionaire endorsing -- rich guy endorsing rich by. but it shouldn't be an ignored endorsement. >> i think it's a net plus. not a significant net plus, but it helps romney. 20 years ago, 19% voted for ross perot. a the lot of those folks are still voting. >> and they did it in iowa. after florida, which is not a deficit, sort of sensitive state, iowa is a lot of orderer voters. memories of ross perot. >> and a...
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where were these deficit hawks when bush took us into two wars. would wars. afghanistan, iraq, forget to pay for them. where were the deficit hawks when bush provide tax breaks for the wealthiest people in the country. on top of all that, al, we have seen a significant decline in revenue because of the recession that we're in right now. revenue is at the lowest point in comparison to gdp we have seen in 50 years. so these guys helped cause the recession, helped cause the deficit, now they say, hey, let's move it a balanced budget by cutting social security, medicare, medicaid and needs of working families. i think that is atrocious. american people have to come together and say, sorry, that ain't going to happen. >> you make arguments based on facts and facts matter. if we look the the fact that it hadn't been for the stimulus planes it put something out there, would he be in worse shape. but today romney said stimulus was a mistake. look at this, senator. >> president obama started out with a near trillion dollar stimulus package. the stimulus wasn't just wa
where were these deficit hawks when bush took us into two wars. would wars. afghanistan, iraq, forget to pay for them. where were the deficit hawks when bush provide tax breaks for the wealthiest people in the country. on top of all that, al, we have seen a significant decline in revenue because of the recession that we're in right now. revenue is at the lowest point in comparison to gdp we have seen in 50 years. so these guys helped cause the recession, helped cause the deficit, now they say,...
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we all hear about the need to cut the deficit. this is a proposal by the president that would cut the deficit by $1 trillion, not exactly chump change. secondly, one of the problems with michael's argument and the argument that was made by the fellow who preceded us, it just isn't correlated to the facts. when president clinton raised taxes on the top 2% in the country which is exactly the same group that president obama is proposing, we heard all this talk about oh, it's a recession, you can't raise taxes on the job creators. well, he did it and we created 23.5 million jobs in the six and a half years that followed. so there is no correlation to job creation and raising taxes on the top 2%. >> but governor, there is -- you left out one key ingredient there. the fact that during that same period, the republicans in the house cut spending along with the president's blessing and support. so that's where you get that ability to surge the economy out of recession, is during that 1990 period, they cut the spending while the president a
we all hear about the need to cut the deficit. this is a proposal by the president that would cut the deficit by $1 trillion, not exactly chump change. secondly, one of the problems with michael's argument and the argument that was made by the fellow who preceded us, it just isn't correlated to the facts. when president clinton raised taxes on the top 2% in the country which is exactly the same group that president obama is proposing, we heard all this talk about oh, it's a recession, you can't...
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so mitt romney will cut the deficit by doing something that will add to the deficit. the other thing he brought up, pbs. the only specific that mitt romney gave in terms of how he will cut the deficit. the only detail he provided was that he would eliminate 1/100th of 1% of the budget. there have been lots of attempts to put the number in sper perspective. here's more. >> the federal share of the corporation for public broadcasting is about $450 million this year. that $450 million is about what the pentagon spends every six hours. >> six hours. to be clear, mr. romney and mr. ryan's idea for the deficit to save the country from fiscal disaster and pay for the stuff they want to do that's really expensive, their plan is to eliminate six hour's worth of defense spending. one-fourth of one day's worth of defense spending. at the same time, to make overall defense spending go like this. because, you know, they are the numbers guys. math. >>> i just find it troubling that the president's message -- the president's focus -- 28 days from election day is big bird. >> these a
so mitt romney will cut the deficit by doing something that will add to the deficit. the other thing he brought up, pbs. the only specific that mitt romney gave in terms of how he will cut the deficit. the only detail he provided was that he would eliminate 1/100th of 1% of the budget. there have been lots of attempts to put the number in sper perspective. here's more. >> the federal share of the corporation for public broadcasting is about $450 million this year. that $450 million is...
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he cares about the deficit like no one cares about the deficit in this country. i intend to pick up that mantle and deal with the farm bill and energy policy and help our state become successful. >> former tax commissioner, former attorney general, mom, survivor of cancer. you've got quite a resume. heidi, good luck to you. thank you. >> thanks, ed. >> you bet. >> and she's a friend of mine. you can tell. >>> coming up, republicans just can't handle the truth. but the people have spoken. i'll show the fact deniers, just what this year's election results really mean. >>> and as we head to break, one of the great harbingers of the holiday season has arrived here at 30 rock in new york city. rockefeller center. it's an 80-footer, folks. it's a norway, all the way from the great state of new jersey. and seeing that i have some producers on staff from new jersey, i can call it a great state. 'tis the season. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. >>> and we always love hearing from our viewers on twitter ade edshow and on our facebook tonight. tonight,
he cares about the deficit like no one cares about the deficit in this country. i intend to pick up that mantle and deal with the farm bill and energy policy and help our state become successful. >> former tax commissioner, former attorney general, mom, survivor of cancer. you've got quite a resume. heidi, good luck to you. thank you. >> thanks, ed. >> you bet. >> and she's a friend of mine. you can tell. >>> coming up, republicans just can't handle the truth....
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he cares about the deficit like no one cares about the deficit in this country. i intend to pick up that mantle and deal with farm bill and help our stay become busy. >> heidi being good luck to you. thank you. and she's a friend of mine. you can tell. >> thank, ed. >> coming up, i'll show the fat deniers. and as we head to new york break, one of the great hashi harbingers. 'tis the season. you're watching "the ed show." stay with us. ♪ i'd have nothing to prove ♪ i'd have nothing to lose ♪ i'd be all lost at sea ♪ with no reason to make it through ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the celebration diamond collection. ♪ if it wasn't for you [ male announcer ] diamonds so expertly cut, we guarantee them for life. zales is the diamond store. let love shine. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the st
he cares about the deficit like no one cares about the deficit in this country. i intend to pick up that mantle and deal with farm bill and help our stay become busy. >> heidi being good luck to you. thank you. and she's a friend of mine. you can tell. >> thank, ed. >> coming up, i'll show the fat deniers. and as we head to new york break, one of the great hashi harbingers. 'tis the season. you're watching "the ed show." stay with us. ♪ i'd have nothing to prove...
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they say he's doubled the deficit, he's brought it down by hundreds of millions of dollars since he took office. when the. s picked their nominee this guy, a guy whose campaign book was called "no apology" because this guy invented the idea of an american apology tour for president obama that he wanted to run against even though he never apologized. we should have known this was going to be a campaign that was going to aim its attacks against things that president obama never actually did. so whether it's the deficit attack or the guns attack or the phoney religious freedom attack or the phoney apology tour attack, we have ended up with a campaign that has not much been about assessing the real things that really have happened these past four years. whether you agree with them or not, a lot has happened these past four years. it's worthy of debate. it's at least worthy of appreciating. four years after what you're looking at here, four years after that historic night when the nation elections our first african-american president, we're in the position to make a decision not that will res
they say he's doubled the deficit, he's brought it down by hundreds of millions of dollars since he took office. when the. s picked their nominee this guy, a guy whose campaign book was called "no apology" because this guy invented the idea of an american apology tour for president obama that he wanted to run against even though he never apologized. we should have known this was going to be a campaign that was going to aim its attacks against things that president obama never actually...
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what the fiscal cliff is is really a closing of the deficit and a lessening of the debt. what's the problem? >> the problem is, you know, what we want to do is balance our budget but keep our economy afloat all at the same time. sthaets really the issue. europe is focused single-handedly. there's little they're doing to stimulate the economy. it's not a surprise that the entire euro zone now just slipped into recession, and there's no light at the end of the tunnel here. what we're trying to do is here a combination. we want to try to stimulate with monetary policy, with easy money from the fed while trying to balance our budget and try to keep things under control on the fiscal side. so i think the ideal scenario for the stock market would be something that could give us an indication that the budget will be balanced several years out, and that both sides agree we're going to trim entitledmements a raise revenues to a point to balance things but near-term provide a fair amount of stimulus to keep this insip yus recovery moving forward. >> jack, tell me me why wall street
what the fiscal cliff is is really a closing of the deficit and a lessening of the debt. what's the problem? >> the problem is, you know, what we want to do is balance our budget but keep our economy afloat all at the same time. sthaets really the issue. europe is focused single-handedly. there's little they're doing to stimulate the economy. it's not a surprise that the entire euro zone now just slipped into recession, and there's no light at the end of the tunnel here. what we're trying...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> mitt romney is trying to close the gender gap before the election, but meryl streep is trying to stop him. and mitt romney is now afraid of answering questions from kids. the kids on nickelodeon. something that john mccain and barack obama did. why is mitt so afraid of the kids? with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. starts with arthritis pain and a choice.
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> mitt romney is trying to close the gender gap before the election, but meryl streep is trying to stop him. and mitt romney is now afraid of answering questions from kids. the kids on nickelodeon. something that john mccain and barack obama did. why is mitt so afraid of the kids? with the spark cash card...
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he failed to get a deal with the president on a grand bargain over deficits. whips by a small number of people in his own caucus. i think this criticism seems to be fair. >> the fepeople around this country can say what the president has delivered on. that's what the right would like to stall for the president high pressure polls showing he is doing better than romney or santorum. he beats romney about five points. beating santorum by six. how much does the president's lead factor into what john boehner and eric cantor want to bring up? >> i think one of the reasons you have see congressional approval so low is all the republicans have been focused on is taking down president obama. they have not been focused on doing what's right for the country. you can win at politics by doing the right thing and still beating your opponent. they just decided they want to play politics. they will try to set traps on the legislative agenerjegendage. few americans are paying attention in what's happening in the house republican caucus. they are paying attention to the campaig
he failed to get a deal with the president on a grand bargain over deficits. whips by a small number of people in his own caucus. i think this criticism seems to be fair. >> the fepeople around this country can say what the president has delivered on. that's what the right would like to stall for the president high pressure polls showing he is doing better than romney or santorum. he beats romney about five points. beating santorum by six. how much does the president's lead factor into...
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and that is governor romney has a 20-point deficit when it comes to this issue of caring about average people. he's 20 points behind president obama. why do you think? and how big of a liability is that? >> well, it's an advantage the president has temporarily. but, as the president goes on the attack, constantly attacking, constantly using negative messaging, i think his connectivity with people will drop, and governor romney has a chance at this convention, and going forward, to reconnect with people, to set the stage for the general election, and show who he is. what's in his heart. and i think the acceptance speech is a great place to start. and when he does that i think those numbers will get better. >> you also speak, you'll have a prominent role. one of the things you said when you're not running you can be listened to more. what is it that you'd like your party to hear from you? >> well, i'm going to talk about education, which is something that is not necessarily a federal program but it's something that is a great national priority. it's actually a place where it's not as the
and that is governor romney has a 20-point deficit when it comes to this issue of caring about average people. he's 20 points behind president obama. why do you think? and how big of a liability is that? >> well, it's an advantage the president has temporarily. but, as the president goes on the attack, constantly attacking, constantly using negative messaging, i think his connectivity with people will drop, and governor romney has a chance at this convention, and going forward, to...
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we have a big deficit. how about just cutting the deficit through different taxation policies. but the minute you get to the reality of these cuts, and here we are. you like the ryan cuts, you like him cutting things? here's what he's cutting. medicare. explain it. defend it. i think that's the problem romney's going to have between now and november. >> right. and the broader question you just raised, we have a deficit, we have a debt. these have become problematic and everyone agrees with that. then you get into the details of whose option are you going to go for and whose order are you going to protect in order to do something about that? are you going to go after the most vulnerable as the ryan budget does? not only cutting medicare but things like education and other important spending that helps the most vulnerable. or are you going to provide tax cuts for the rich or are you going to preserve some of those programs in order to move toward a society where everybody has an equal shot and chance. they're going to say that the president's trying to scare people, but this isn'
we have a big deficit. how about just cutting the deficit through different taxation policies. but the minute you get to the reality of these cuts, and here we are. you like the ryan cuts, you like him cutting things? here's what he's cutting. medicare. explain it. defend it. i think that's the problem romney's going to have between now and november. >> right. and the broader question you just raised, we have a deficit, we have a debt. these have become problematic and everyone agrees...
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scare us about the fiscal cliff and use it to actually do something that has nothing to do with the deficit which is this changing of social security that they want to put on the table. that's something bernie sanders addressed very effectively. it was interesting he quoted ronald reagan on the floor yesterday to point out social security has nothing to do with the deficit or balancing budgets, payroll tax that employers and employees pay into the trust fund that finances that and it should not even be discussed in these negotiations. but furthermore, this whole election, this whole national election was a referendum on the republicans' ideas expressed so well by mitt romney by the way yesterday afternoon when he talked about with such contempt for people who might need college loans, or health care, god forbid. and, you know, this election showed americans are completely opposed to the proposed reforms by the republicans on medicare and social security. they don't want entitlements changed or touched. and they want to see the top% pay some taxes. like they did in the clinton era. so if the
scare us about the fiscal cliff and use it to actually do something that has nothing to do with the deficit which is this changing of social security that they want to put on the table. that's something bernie sanders addressed very effectively. it was interesting he quoted ronald reagan on the floor yesterday to point out social security has nothing to do with the deficit or balancing budgets, payroll tax that employers and employees pay into the trust fund that finances that and it should not...
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at dk eney thenehatelpe elode the deficit. at the event willard called cheney quite a man, quite a leer. andeorgbush l a righ righoff iff. joingeow i melissa harris-perry and ezra klei messa,hy noarty hor day' tenniveary? whe's eha >>ou sdobod showed up, i was like i'm here. i like this point, because as soon as we say it's ten yrs old,hen we remberhat of ursehebamaresincys onlyhree and hal yea old. for isefic t l at the feet of president obama, it would have to basically be in preschool. but instead this is a school-age fici an thasecauhisefic bega und predentbu. it has to do with tax policies. and it is those tax policies that romney is suggesting brgingack. >> slaed topalkiax poli. he smmedhem for refung t lp t mideclas onl t ri. ta a listen. >> they basically want to give $5 trillion in new tax cuts mostly for the wealthy on tf the sh t cuts don'thinp-do ecomics work i beeve thawe gw th ecomy om t mide ou from the bottom up. i believe the heart and soul of th cntrys makgurehe workg pele c fee surit inheiddl cls. ande're gr
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>> the president had a deficit in the polls after the first debate, but he's mopped that up and he's been on a role ever since. the polls are close right now. no question about it. you can find any poll to fit your fancy, but i believe it's going to come down to this. to the social media, people being motivated, connected. people in communities knowing they want the leadership. >> we have talked about that. you were making an emotional decision. what does this election really mean to me and in the state of ohio, that's what it's going to come down to. it could be a real fi areas ko, but it's going to be the ten nasty. once you get people there, they're going to want to be there and want to stay there. >> romney has momentum and enthusiasm. last night, even having a fireworks display there in virginia. first read says it's going to be about the turnout and racial co composition. the ground game in this, the democrats have always talked about the strong ground game they have. almost microsurgical ground game. is it all about ohio? >> well, ohio obviously plays a huge part in this whole
>> the president had a deficit in the polls after the first debate, but he's mopped that up and he's been on a role ever since. the polls are close right now. no question about it. you can find any poll to fit your fancy, but i believe it's going to come down to this. to the social media, people being motivated, connected. people in communities knowing they want the leadership. >> we have talked about that. you were making an emotional decision. what does this election really mean...
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deficits can wait. that's the argument that nobody wants to hear in power because it's inconvenient for inner circles. in the end it's inconvenient for the 1% or the .1%. >> do you think there is, in terms of that graph, do you think it is that people who have more literal capital accrue more political capital automatically? you end up getting listened to more because you have money to spend on politicians. >> it's a mixture of things. it's the power of money. there's the revolving door. they are thinking about what will they do after they leave office. there's campaign contributions. i've been in meetings where you have the guys from wall street. they are impressive. they are smart, funny, rich. they have great tailors. they get treated seriously even if they just destroyed the world. they have a weight that bearded college professors don't in these discussions. there's a pull of power of wealth which you need to actively lean against. you try to convince politicians with good hearts that he may sound
deficits can wait. that's the argument that nobody wants to hear in power because it's inconvenient for inner circles. in the end it's inconvenient for the 1% or the .1%. >> do you think there is, in terms of that graph, do you think it is that people who have more literal capital accrue more political capital automatically? you end up getting listened to more because you have money to spend on politicians. >> it's a mixture of things. it's the power of money. there's the revolving...
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for president bush and you get to go right back to that old, you know, speech about the bush deficits. >> it's true, that's a down side, there's no question. i believe it's true that rob portman was head of the omb for one year, maybe a year and a half in 2007. certainly joe biden will make that case. you can't hang the bush tax cuts around his neck, that will be one mitigating factor. the big advantage of pawlenty and portman, both of them are quite boring and they make mitt romney look scintillating by comparison. >> thank you for joining us tonight. >>> coming up, karl rove would like to rewrite what he told george w. bush about dick cheney and one of the presidential candidates would like to rewrite his stupidest moment of his campaign. and if you're a "new york times" reader, back when anna -- what does anna think about this war on women and the new political debate over a subject that we thought was settled a long time ago, contraception. ana quinlan joins me. [ laughs ] whoo! oh! you're up! oh! oh! so close! now where were we? ok, this one's good for two. score! [ male announce
for president bush and you get to go right back to that old, you know, speech about the bush deficits. >> it's true, that's a down side, there's no question. i believe it's true that rob portman was head of the omb for one year, maybe a year and a half in 2007. certainly joe biden will make that case. you can't hang the bush tax cuts around his neck, that will be one mitigating factor. the big advantage of pawlenty and portman, both of them are quite boring and they make mitt romney look...
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that president obama pinned down mitt romney on what he was going to do to get to that $5 trillion deficit he'll make up with the tax reformation plan. it was a wonky debate. it has oxford and cambridge rules to it. jim lehrer said at the outset he would put out a big question. he couldn't control them when it came to time again. that's an issue. people were able it to match them up. tonight we'll have greater variety. tonight we hear more about medicare and hear more about social security and age eligibility, my guess is. how are you going to get those 12 million jobs that you have promised the american people specifically? i think the vice presidential debate is another wonky, pretty good debate. they went at each other. >> it's a fun one. >> these are two practice guys, two irish catholic political warriors. they got into the game because they love it a lot. they have more in common personally than differences, but it played out i agree with him more than i do with him. >> tom, one final question. what are the pit fafalls for ea candidate in tonight's debate? >> my guess is there will b
that president obama pinned down mitt romney on what he was going to do to get to that $5 trillion deficit he'll make up with the tax reformation plan. it was a wonky debate. it has oxford and cambridge rules to it. jim lehrer said at the outset he would put out a big question. he couldn't control them when it came to time again. that's an issue. people were able it to match them up. tonight we'll have greater variety. tonight we hear more about medicare and hear more about social security and...
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if it's deficit, the president the in a weaker position, because people just associate him with the deficits, with spending. that's been a very effective line for mitt romney. and it's actually going to be interesting to see whether jim lehrer subscribes to a beltway connection with deficits, and we see from those numbers, the president is doing poorly on deficits and he's winning the race right now. >> people vote more on jobs than they vote on deficits, despite the amount the beltway obsesses on it. ed, last word? >> the other thing about the deficit, this could rope the president into a very vulnerable position and get him into a conversation about what hays going to do if he's re-elected when it comes to the big three, medicare, medicaid, and social security. i mean, is he really going to go big? >> that's a big question. >> you bet it is. and if romney can get him into a position, saying he is going to go after those big three, i guarantee you -- the president already got a letter last week, tell us what you're going to do with these earned entitlement programs, whatever you want to cal
if it's deficit, the president the in a weaker position, because people just associate him with the deficits, with spending. that's been a very effective line for mitt romney. and it's actually going to be interesting to see whether jim lehrer subscribes to a beltway connection with deficits, and we see from those numbers, the president is doing poorly on deficits and he's winning the race right now. >> people vote more on jobs than they vote on deficits, despite the amount the beltway...
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right now we have a 250% more of a deficit than we had last year. i have simple questions and we can't get him to answer. that's why our governor has got to go. >> i think the people of new jersey would like to ask christie those same questions. it's interesting how the state is attracting guys that can't create jobs. if walker is forced to go outside the state to get money, why doesn't he just keep the money in state? there's just, i know it's national campaign, but he has really tried to sell this on all the cables that this has wide ramification, sweeping ramifications beyond wisconsin's borders. what's your response to that? >> it's proven that governor walker is not talking about?x wisconsin. he is working for a bigger agenda, a national agenda, not for wisconsin values agenda. you can tell that. when he speaks last year he's able to talk a call from one of the koch brothers or who he thought was a koch brother but he can't take a call from a constituent like myself. that's why we had the recall election. nobody likes recalls. it costs the stat
right now we have a 250% more of a deficit than we had last year. i have simple questions and we can't get him to answer. that's why our governor has got to go. >> i think the people of new jersey would like to ask christie those same questions. it's interesting how the state is attracting guys that can't create jobs. if walker is forced to go outside the state to get money, why doesn't he just keep the money in state? there's just, i know it's national campaign, but he has really tried...
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he's increased the deficit a trillion dollars a year. so let's start with the failures of this administration. mitt romney has said look, we've got to cut spending, we're broke, we've overpromised, we've overspent -- >> but sir -- >> and -- >> governor, where would he cut the spending. >> let's trust him on that. >> you cut a lot of domestic -- we've already got a plan to cut a trillion -- $1.2 trillion. half of it is balanced on defense spending in a time of war. that's a mistake. and so i think we need to cut trillions of dollars in order to get our budget balanced. and you could start with cutting two or three or 4% almost across the board some of the things that other governors have done, by i think you target it in those areas where the spending has not produced tangible results in the quality of life for the people. i can just tell you, andrea, i did it in virginia, governors like christie and scott and kasic and walker have done it in all of their states, mitt romney did it when he was governor of massachusetts, $3.5 billion defic
he's increased the deficit a trillion dollars a year. so let's start with the failures of this administration. mitt romney has said look, we've got to cut spending, we're broke, we've overpromised, we've overspent -- >> but sir -- >> and -- >> governor, where would he cut the spending. >> let's trust him on that. >> you cut a lot of domestic -- we've already got a plan to cut a trillion -- $1.2 trillion. half of it is balanced on defense spending in a time of war....
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manufacturing here in the united states and, yes, asks the wealthiest americans to help pay down the deficit. that's what's needed. and what's also needed is immigration reform that finally lives up to our heritage as a nation of laws and as a nation of immigrants and continues the american story of renewal and energy and dynamism that's made us who we are. [ applause ] i mean, think about it. you and i both know one of america's greatest strengths has always been our ability to track talent and hard working people who believe in this country, who want to help make it stronger. that's what keeps us young. that's what keeps us dynamic and energized. that's what makes us who we are. but our current immigration system doesn't reflect those values. it allows the best and brightest to study here but then tells them to leave, start companies somewhere else. it punishes immigrants and businesses who play by the rules and fails to address the fact that there are too many who don't. it separates families and it denies innocent young people the chance to earn an education or serve in the uniform of th
manufacturing here in the united states and, yes, asks the wealthiest americans to help pay down the deficit. that's what's needed. and what's also needed is immigration reform that finally lives up to our heritage as a nation of laws and as a nation of immigrants and continues the american story of renewal and energy and dynamism that's made us who we are. [ applause ] i mean, think about it. you and i both know one of america's greatest strengths has always been our ability to track talent...
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the deficit will become, we can't care about the deficit. we have to defend the country. we've got to give these tax breaks. it will just be completely. >> here's the great question, though, i think of this debate and i hope this is what we actually talk about. the reality is social security and medicare are programs that we have to reform or they're in trouble. social security, medicare, i don't believe will be there for gen xers and millennials. now, if i'm the republicans i'm saying look under george w. bush and he decreased deficits and spending but he would argue we had two wars he was in and that is a whole other can of worms. but i'm making the point, that's why they would say the defense spending was up. in this election, i would love to know what everyone thinks about this. there is a question on the table, who is america going to be because, let's face it, countries are growing at 10% and growing at 1%. our jobs have been shipped away. we don't have the jobs that we used to have here. this is where the real americans live and went on, i think they're both trying
the deficit will become, we can't care about the deficit. we have to defend the country. we've got to give these tax breaks. it will just be completely. >> here's the great question, though, i think of this debate and i hope this is what we actually talk about. the reality is social security and medicare are programs that we have to reform or they're in trouble. social security, medicare, i don't believe will be there for gen xers and millennials. now, if i'm the republicans i'm saying...
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no sensible person doubts that's the bush tax cuts caused an increase in the deficit. i think it's a sign of their understanding of their vulnerability that they passed this stupid law that says green is blue and red is pink and the world is upside down. >> well, i mean, it was amazing, irrational vote. i must say maybe i'll call you when we get off the air because i'm sure you saw some blueberry pie on their face when they left the chamber. chairman barney frank, thank you as always for being with me tonight. >>> coming up -- donald trump and willard mitt romney. together at last. >> i like being able to fire people and provide services to me. >> you're fired. you're fired. you're all fired. >> and what's really behind the controversial decision to stop funding planned parenthood? surprise, it's all about right wing politics. >>> plus -- protecting the dream. 40 years to the day martin luther king was arrested for helping people vote. republican lawmakers are trying to roll back what he fought for. you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. the employee of the month
no sensible person doubts that's the bush tax cuts caused an increase in the deficit. i think it's a sign of their understanding of their vulnerability that they passed this stupid law that says green is blue and red is pink and the world is upside down. >> well, i mean, it was amazing, irrational vote. i must say maybe i'll call you when we get off the air because i'm sure you saw some blueberry pie on their face when they left the chamber. chairman barney frank, thank you as always for...
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the deficit will be over $200 billion smaller than it was last year when the deficit was already smaller than the one the president inherited. barack obama turns out to be a reducer of the deficit. but he gets zero credit for this in the press or it turns out with voters. joining us is the man who was supposed to stop problems like that from happening. senior adviser robert gibbs. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> am i blaming you unfairly? >> i think that was quite an intro. i do think you make a series of great points. we forget that before barack obama ever walked into the oval office, president bush had spent a trillion dollars that year. they want to blame -- it's funny. you listen to them talk about it and you forget that that was all under their watch. and so many of the policies that we're trying to unwind right now, we ended the war in afghanistan. we had to put more troops in afghanistan, now we're in the process of bringing more troops home. the bush tax cuts a lot of things that we're having to continue to pay for that are really the result of h
the deficit will be over $200 billion smaller than it was last year when the deficit was already smaller than the one the president inherited. barack obama turns out to be a reducer of the deficit. but he gets zero credit for this in the press or it turns out with voters. joining us is the man who was supposed to stop problems like that from happening. senior adviser robert gibbs. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> am i blaming you unfairly? >> i...
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mitt romney had a double digit deficit with women voters prior to this. this is probably not going to help it. it has been offset that he is doing much better among men than the president is doing. but this is not going to make it any easier. i think that this is why, you know, we had a story in politico about this over the weekend prior to what akin said, that this was where democrats were heading already. they were planning on paul ryan's record on certain issues like abortion, on lily ledbetter and pay and so forth, they're conservative and this is something they were planning on making a thing of, to say mitt romney isn't, where independents can feel very good about him. we're going to try to make it that much easier to cleave him to the right of his party. >> can i add one thing on the women's vote? women are people. when you tell people -- >> don't tell the gop that. >> do tell us, too, how women feel. >> you tell me if i'm wrong. when you tell people things that they know to be false and you claim them to be true, you run into a lot more trouble th
mitt romney had a double digit deficit with women voters prior to this. this is probably not going to help it. it has been offset that he is doing much better among men than the president is doing. but this is not going to make it any easier. i think that this is why, you know, we had a story in politico about this over the weekend prior to what akin said, that this was where democrats were heading already. they were planning on paul ryan's record on certain issues like abortion, on lily...
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when i say prevent, we came up with an alternative way of getting that deficit reduction. the bottom line is this. republicans keep talking about the defense cuts. but they're unwilling to cut special interest tax breaks like oil and gas subsidies in order to help pay for defense. they always talk a big game on defense. they just don't want to pay for it. after all, they put two wars on our national credit card. so, we put forward a plan that will prevent the cuts to both defense and nondefense, which are also very devastating cuts to education and other areas. we did it by eliminating a lot of tax breaks, by making cuts to agricultural subsidies and other things. the republicans have the key to the lock here in their own hands, just as they do on the tax issue. the reason we can't move forward on tacks is because they're holding tax relief for 98% of the american people, getting breaks from the very top. that's not going to work. >> how do you see this playing out? congress seems to do something every single time at the last minu minute. is it more likely than nop not tha
when i say prevent, we came up with an alternative way of getting that deficit reduction. the bottom line is this. republicans keep talking about the defense cuts. but they're unwilling to cut special interest tax breaks like oil and gas subsidies in order to help pay for defense. they always talk a big game on defense. they just don't want to pay for it. after all, they put two wars on our national credit card. so, we put forward a plan that will prevent the cuts to both defense and...
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then now he says he's got a deficit reduction plan. it has no reflection of the simpson/bowles commission or the balance we need to reduce the deficit. his is based on complete phony numbers. me says he's going to reduce the deficit but a $4.5 trillion tax cut but he won't tell us how he's going to pay for it. those are the facts. the president didn't walk away from deficit reduction. he put his own ideas on the table that reflect simpson/bowles which is why bowles supports the president and actually says the romney/ryan plan won't achieve -- >> bowles has been quoted as telling a north carolina audience, i think, very high praise for paul ryan, for his brain, for his ability, his grasp of the facts. facts are stubborn things. >> yes. >> but there's also mood music and there's political theater. you saw last night, susanna martinez, a rising star. you saw kocondoleezza rice givi a powerful speech then the emotion, the strength, the vi r vigor, the generational appeal of paul ryan. what do you face going up against all of this next week
then now he says he's got a deficit reduction plan. it has no reflection of the simpson/bowles commission or the balance we need to reduce the deficit. his is based on complete phony numbers. me says he's going to reduce the deficit but a $4.5 trillion tax cut but he won't tell us how he's going to pay for it. those are the facts. the president didn't walk away from deficit reduction. he put his own ideas on the table that reflect simpson/bowles which is why bowles supports the president and...
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september, the jobs ak was a big step forward because the president had been talking way too much about the deficit and bogged down in the debt ceiling debacle and came out in september and announced the plan and the poll numbers consistently started to rise. a couple of things about the jobs act and i defended it to you a couple of weeks ago and i went to look at it, and i could not find a number. there are lots of little numbers, but it should say on the front page, 6 million or 10 million one page and that is one stupid design thing, but in terms of the sale -- >> well, the economy is $13 trillion in the country and suffered from a slow growth rate of less than 2%. and he thinks that he can goose it up with a jobs bill that is $140 billion and this is less than a half a percent of the economy f. he got every nickel, he would move the economy by less than a half a percent and why does he go for something so small bore that the republicans would say, take it. and the republicans will never say, take it, ever. let me go over to you for this? any other way to analyze this small thinking? >> well, if
september, the jobs ak was a big step forward because the president had been talking way too much about the deficit and bogged down in the debt ceiling debacle and came out in september and announced the plan and the poll numbers consistently started to rise. a couple of things about the jobs act and i defended it to you a couple of weeks ago and i went to look at it, and i could not find a number. there are lots of little numbers, but it should say on the front page, 6 million or 10 million...
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they see eye to eye on what to do with the deficit. they want to reduce the deficit on the backs of the middle class and seniors while giving tax cuts to the very wealthy. >> we're going to have to leave it there. >> thanks, karen. >> thanks so much. >>> next, we'll ask a member of congress for their take on 0 representative ryan. stay with us. >> thanks, neil. what's not to love in this paul ryan plan? we have a future and hope for the next generation as opposed to seeing the united states come closer toward an economic collapse. this is the direction that we need to go and we need to stand by it and support it. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive
they see eye to eye on what to do with the deficit. they want to reduce the deficit on the backs of the middle class and seniors while giving tax cuts to the very wealthy. >> we're going to have to leave it there. >> thanks, karen. >> thanks so much. >>> next, we'll ask a member of congress for their take on 0 representative ryan. stay with us. >> thanks, neil. what's not to love in this paul ryan plan? we have a future and hope for the next generation as...
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back to the same policies that i inherited that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. >> also today brand new polling in two important states out in the wild west. our nbc news "wall street journal" m.arist poll has the president holding on to his lead in nevada. that same poll putting governor romney and the president in a dead even race in colorado. national daily tracking polls from "the washington post" and abc news gives romney a three-point advantage. let's bring in our panel. zachary, you were here with me, we were watching governor romney's speech. what was the major part of this speech that he revealed today? >> i'm at a loss to figure out what the major part was. it was any different than the talking points at the debates. he rehashed those. he talked about slinging bureaucracy, energy independence, ending the war on coal, closing the skills gap and liking business. all of that is part of the campaign. these are the talking points. it's 11 days. be a lot to expect a specific or brand new policy to be
back to the same policies that i inherited that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. >> also today brand new polling in two important states out in the wild west. our nbc news "wall street journal" m.arist poll has the president holding on to his lead in nevada. that same poll putting governor romney and the president in a dead even race in colorado. national daily tracking polls from "the...
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apparently this along with big bird is driving the deficits. >> in the spotlight tonight, the women's vote. mitt romney has made it clear that as president he would cut funding for planned parenthood. here's what else he said he would do as president on reproductive rights. >> i hope to appoint justices to the supreme court that will follow the law in the constitution and it would be my preference that they reverse roe v. wade and they return to the people and the elected representatives with regards to this important issue. >> today, mitt romney's etch a sketch told him to say this. there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. this, as new polling finds that mitt romney' making up some ground with women voters. last month president obama held an 18-point lead among women in a pew poll and now the candidates appear tied at 47%. he said here there's no legislation that he's contemplating. you don't have to contemplate legislation when you put in those supreme court justices who are going to over turn roe v. wade. >> it's th
apparently this along with big bird is driving the deficits. >> in the spotlight tonight, the women's vote. mitt romney has made it clear that as president he would cut funding for planned parenthood. here's what else he said he would do as president on reproductive rights. >> i hope to appoint justices to the supreme court that will follow the law in the constitution and it would be my preference that they reverse roe v. wade and they return to the people and the elected...
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and you know, we've seen some polls indicating a narrowing of mitt romney's deficit among women. in our nbc/"wall street journal"/marist polls late last week in both iowa and wisconsin, we showed romney down 18 points. he can't expect to carry virginia if he's down that much among women. but if he can narrow that gap somewhat and mitigate some of the loss of votes the that he has in the northern suburban part of the state, the more conservative parts of virginia could tip him over the finish line. >> all right. great stuff. john harwood, thank you so much. cnbc chief correspondent, chief washington correspondent, specifically, thank you so much. >> you bet. >>> all righty, one politician hoping the gangam style dance, it's really the key to reaching some young voters. wait until you we tell you who it is. >>> and the battle for young voters. the new poll with surprising results about where they stand right now in the presidential race. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would s
and you know, we've seen some polls indicating a narrowing of mitt romney's deficit among women. in our nbc/"wall street journal"/marist polls late last week in both iowa and wisconsin, we showed romney down 18 points. he can't expect to carry virginia if he's down that much among women. but if he can narrow that gap somewhat and mitigate some of the loss of votes the that he has in the northern suburban part of the state, the more conservative parts of virginia could tip him over the...
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we have to solve our deficit crisis and we have to do it in the right way. everyone should pay their fair share. >> senator barbara boxer, pleasure to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> chris, what will happen here? will tax cuts expire for people making $250,000 a year? what's going on here? >> well, you know, it's funny. i think people are so focused on the presidential election and understandably so. to me, and having worked on the hill a little time ago. the issue is the lame duck. the context of them raising the debt ceiling. given how dysfunctional the place is and given the recalsitrance, i think we will hit a cliff and we're going to fly right over it. >> the democrats are talking about the fiscal cliff. john, jim demint, the tea party senator said to "politico," republicans need to make clear we don't want anything to do with the government shutdown. we need to control the levels although i think they are too high. what does this mean for the republicans? >> i think the republicans want to show they are reasonable people. what they aren't goi
we have to solve our deficit crisis and we have to do it in the right way. everyone should pay their fair share. >> senator barbara boxer, pleasure to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> chris, what will happen here? will tax cuts expire for people making $250,000 a year? what's going on here? >> well, you know, it's funny. i think people are so focused on the presidential election and understandably so. to me, and having worked on the hill a little time ago. the...
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and we know that those cuts above 250 will add to the deficit significantly. if we want to reduce the deficit, then we ought to go forward with tax cuts only 250 and below or income over 250 ought to be down away those cuts ought to be done away with and we ought to be contributing all that to deficit reduction and i think that the american people would like to see us go in that direction and that means there are two things we can agree on here. that the middle income, the middle income ought to get a tax cut and that we ought to do something to reduce the deficit. so, i would hope that speaker boehner would listen on this, surveys you're looking at to see exactly where the public is and respond accordingly. >> did speaker boehner seemed to be engaging in some speaker revisionist today, the name those in washington who had given the spending cuts last year. let's listen to what he said. >> the sequester is happening because the president didn't lead. he wanted an increase in the debt ceiling so he wouldn't have to deal with it twice. the president hasn't lifte
and we know that those cuts above 250 will add to the deficit significantly. if we want to reduce the deficit, then we ought to go forward with tax cuts only 250 and below or income over 250 ought to be down away those cuts ought to be done away with and we ought to be contributing all that to deficit reduction and i think that the american people would like to see us go in that direction and that means there are two things we can agree on here. that the middle income, the middle income ought...
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number one fiscal growth fair trade deficit debt burdens. those are the foremost topics. and candidates were forced to address them head on. that was 20 years ago. since then federal debt quadrupled. in the guest spot, david waker, who recently wrote an ad on the debt with ross perot. walker is the president and ceo of the come back america initiative who is about to embark on the $10 million a minute bus tour, educating the public on the current debt crisis. david, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> what do you want to accomplish on the bus tour? >> i noted that the rnc is causing the national debt clock. frankly, that low balls the problem. we had delivered to our offices today the new u.s. financial burden barometer. it is over $70 trillion and growing by 10 million a minute because the national debt klos doesn't count unfunded pensions, retiry healthcare, social security, medicare programs, et cetera. we need to realizer with not exempt of the laws ever prudent finance. we are trying to force candidate to deal with more substance and solutiones a
number one fiscal growth fair trade deficit debt burdens. those are the foremost topics. and candidates were forced to address them head on. that was 20 years ago. since then federal debt quadrupled. in the guest spot, david waker, who recently wrote an ad on the debt with ross perot. walker is the president and ceo of the come back america initiative who is about to embark on the $10 million a minute bus tour, educating the public on the current debt crisis. david, thank you for being here....
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turns out ryan hasn't always been such a deficit hawk. he's more like a deficit chicken hawk. see, once upon a time, paul ryan wasn't so concerned about slashing the budget and bringing down the deficit. under president bush, ryan didn't have a budgetary care in the world. he said aye to the medicare prescription drug benefit and voted in favor of the bush tax cuts and voted for the war in iraq and afghanistan. that's right. he votes in favor of the policies that are now the main causes of our national deficit. but when a democrat was voted into the white house, ryan suddenly became the pitch man for budget cuts. joining me now is father thomas reed, a senior fellow at woodstock theological center. he joined others in speaking out against drastic gop cuts against the poor. and ezra klein, a washington post columnist and msnbc policy analyst. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> ezra, let me start with you. there's so much talk about the ryan plan. tell us exactly what it is. i mean, specifically what it does to medicare. let's start there. >> begin with medi
turns out ryan hasn't always been such a deficit hawk. he's more like a deficit chicken hawk. see, once upon a time, paul ryan wasn't so concerned about slashing the budget and bringing down the deficit. under president bush, ryan didn't have a budgetary care in the world. he said aye to the medicare prescription drug benefit and voted in favor of the bush tax cuts and voted for the war in iraq and afghanistan. that's right. he votes in favor of the policies that are now the main causes of our...
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reducing the deficit or cutting taxes. things two things are in conflict because in order to reduce deficit republicans need to make deals with democrats. in order to cut deals with democrats they'll have to put revenues on the table. those republicans who are solely concerned with taxes have a leader. they have a general, a powerful unelected enforcer who has achieved a mythological status. he is grover norquist. >> since creating tax reform, he's been responsible more than anyone else for rewriting the dogma of the republican party. >> republicans won't raise your taxes. we haven't had a republican vote for a income tax increase since 1990. >> this was your doing? >> i helped. >> reporter: it began with a simple idea of getting republicans to sign a note of taxpayer protection pledge promising their constituents they would never vote for anything that would make their taxes go up. >> speaker gingrich's tax pledge back in 1998. >> reporter: once they sign the pledge, grover never forgets. the more signatures he's collecte
reducing the deficit or cutting taxes. things two things are in conflict because in order to reduce deficit republicans need to make deals with democrats. in order to cut deals with democrats they'll have to put revenues on the table. those republicans who are solely concerned with taxes have a leader. they have a general, a powerful unelected enforcer who has achieved a mythological status. he is grover norquist. >> since creating tax reform, he's been responsible more than anyone else...